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WWF-Philippines Names New President and CEO

Top environmental solutions-provider World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) recently named Jose Angelito Palma as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2015. Palma brings with him a wealth of experience, plus strong leadership and expertise in the environment and conservation sectors. Palma brings with him a wealth of experience, plus strong leadership and expertise in the environment and conservation sectors. Palma handled the sea turtle conservation project of the Philippine Department […]

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DENR optimistic to achieve ‘zero-illegal logging hotspot’ target by 2016

QUEZON CITY, Jan. 9 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is optimistic that the government’s target for a “zero-illegal logging hotspot” will be achieved by 2016 through continued imposition of the total log ban. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje reported that an evaluation on the progress of Executive Order No. 23, which declares a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests nationwide, indicate a positive […]

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Yemen remains under alert level 3; PH Embassy in Riyadh reiterates its advice for Filipinos to leave

MANILA, Jan. 9   —   The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh would like to reiterate its advice to all Filipinos to leave Yemen as soon as possible due to the continued deterioration of the political, security and peace and order situation in Yemen, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.   Yemen remains under Alert Level 3 (Voluntary Repatriation). A total deployment ban is imposed and all travels to Yemen, including those who are on vacation […]

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P7.2-B low cost carrier terminal to rise in Clark

MANILA, Jan. 9 — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Atty. Emigdio Tanjuatco III assures the public that his agency as well as the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) are pushing for the development of the Clark International Airport (CRK) in Pampanga. “The truth is that we fully support the development of Clark Airport. In fact, the DOTC had already infused an initial P 1.2 Billion for the construction of our new […]

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New issue of Paris’ ‘Charlie Hebdo’ to hit shelves despite attack

  THE French satirical newspaper whose staff was decimated in an Islamist attack will come out as scheduled next week, one of its surviving staffers told news agencies on Thursday. ‘Charlie Hebdo’ will hit shelves next Wednesday to defiantly show that “stupidity will not win,” said columnist Patrick Pelloux, adding that the remaining staff will soon meet. “It’s very hard. We are all suffering, with grief, with fear, but we will do it anyway because […]

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DOTC to set more fare hikes in metro trains

Department of Transportation and Communication Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya was a no-show at a congressional hearing regarding the recent the fare increases at Metro Manila’s train lines, but his aides admitted the current increase would only be the first of many that could come every two years. “It is also deplorable that DOTC Sec. Joseph Abaya did not even show up at the hearing but is all over media defending the fare hike,” Colmenares said during a […]

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French police conducts manhunt

After the gunning incident in a newspaper office in Paris, the French police is conducting a large-scale manhunt with warrants issued against two brothers believed to be responsible for the death of 12 people in the said incident.

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DOJ dismisses NBP executive

The Chief of Reformation and Administration of the New Bilibid Prison was dismissed due to his alleged interference of the Bureau of Corrections’ confiscation of prohibited items in the said prison.

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Offical statement of the French President François Hollande on the shooting in Paris

Today, France was attacked at its very heart in Paris, at the offices of a newspaper. This extremely violent shooting killed 12 people and injured several others; highly talented cartoonists, courageous columnists were killed. Their impertinence and independence influenced generations and generations of French people. I want to tell them that we will continue to defend this message, this message of freedom, in their name. This cowardly attack also killed two police officers, the very […]

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Offical statement of the Embassy of France to the Philippines on the shooting in Paris

A heinous attack occurred in Paris, which left 12 people dead, including 4 cartoonists from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and 2 police officers, and eight others wounded, many of them in critical condition. This barbaric act sought to silence by fear. Instead, we are all reminded that the foundation of a world of peace and tolerance is one where anybody can express their thoughts and creativity freely. It is this freedom that France, […]

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